Client: Forestry Commission Bedgebury National Pinetum, located in Kent covers over 800 hectares. Prior to the introduction of new visitor facilities the Pinetum was known as a specialist arboretum which had limited appeal amongst the visitor market with a poor...
Audience Development Heritage Lottery Fund, RSPB Rainham Marshes Visitor Centre
Client: RSPB We carried out visitor and community research to produce an Audience Development Plan for Rainham, Wellington and Aveley Marshes RSPB Nature Reserve for a Heritage Lottery Grant Application. This represented one the RSPB’s first urban nature reserves. The...
Authurian heritage tourism, North Wales
Client: Six Local Authorities and the Wales Tourist Board The Wales Tourist Board and six counties in North Wales commissioned Planning Solutions to assess the potential to introduce a pan North Wales brand based upon the Arthurian legend. The study involved analysing...
HLF business planning consultancy project Ditherington Flax Mill Maltings, Shrewsbury
Client: Shropshire Council Ditherington Flax Mill Maltings located in Shrewsbury is a unique and internationally important site which has recently been awarded £12.8 million in HLF funding. It contains seven listed buildings including the first cast-iron framed...
Visitor Management Plan, Caldicot Castle and Country Park
Client: Monmouthshire County Council Caldicot Castle and Country Park is an interesting example to look at as we were commissioned to produce a visitor management plan for this important heritage site. Built between the 12th and 14th centuries Caldicot Castle is a...
Country Park Visitor Research
Client Buckinghamshire Council PSC were commissioned by Buckinghamshire Council to advise on developing a programme of face-to-face visitor research across three of their parks – Black Park, Langley Park and Denham Country Park. Our work included developing the...
Seaside Town Regeneration in Wales
Client: Welsh Government Working with Wavehill Planning Solutions Consulting carried out an evaluation of the local impact and value for money of seaside town projects and programmes within the five Strategic Regeneration Areas along the coast of Wales. Our work...
Visitor Impact Assessment, Steart Peninsula, Somerset
Clients: Bristol Port Company, RSPB and Wetland and Wildfowl Trust Our work focused on designing and implementing a range of onsite surveys on Steart Peninsula to identify the needs and aspirations of visitors and members of the local community and we also liaised...
The Novium – operational review, Chichester
Client: Chichester District Council The Novium is museum located in the heart of Chichester which opened in 2012 and it is an important heritage, community and education resource. One of the key features of the visitor experience is the remains of the Roman baths of...